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I wonder how in the world any Republican candidate will be able to debate with this guy.

Rick Perry says Texas is the most successful state in America. He's right. Texan economic output exceeds Mexico's and Australia's and rivals India's. Rick Perry has been governor of Texas for nearly 11 years. Does the logic of politics lead us to conclude that the governor of the nation's most successful state, ipso facto, is the best man to be president of the economically gasping United States? We are about to find out. Getting lost, however, among the governor's adventures in the lovely hamlets of New Hampshire is that Texas, with or without him, has a story the rest of...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry said today he would never announce a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq, the way President Obama did, but one thing he didn’t care to keep secret was what he called his “long love affair” with guns. Perry, speaking before heading off for a pheasant hunt with Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, at Loess Hills Hunting Preserve in Merrill, Iowa, implied that Obama may be putting American troops at risk by announcing that there will be a full U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year. “Most importantly you don’t tell the enemy what...

Taking aim at minimum wage laws, union protections, and even local building codes, Herman Cain has put the finishing touches on the last missing piece of his signature “9-9-9” plan – an elaborate proposal to create “opportunity zones” in inner-city America that the GOP presidential candidate will unveil during a major campaign appearance in Detroit on Friday morning.

This is a bruising left hook to the Mitt Romney Campaign. Now we know why the seemingly unimportant exchange over the illegal immigrant hiring.

Perry's latest ad on jobs.

A fifth generation Texan, Perry grew up the son of tenant farmers in the tiny West Texas town of Paint Creek. The younger of Ray and Amelia Perry’s two children, he was active in scouting and earned distinction as an Eagle Scout. Perry was one of the first in his family to go to college, earning a degree in Animal Science at Texas A&M, where he was also a member of the Corps of Cadets and a Yell Leader. Between 1972 and 1977, Perry served in the U.S. Air Force flying C-130 tactical airlift aircraft in the Europe and the...

Thank God he will put a man to speak boldly. Thank God for Perry and may God put His words in his mouth.Psalms 18: 36-43 " Thou hast enlarged my steps under me that my feet did not slip. I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them: neither did I turn again until they weree consumed. I have wounded them that were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. Thou hast given me the necks of...

Governor, let me ask you about immigration. How many undocumented immigrants are there in Alaska? I don't know, I don't know. That's a good question. As governor, how do you deal with them? Do you think they all should be deported? There is no way that in the US we would roundup every illegal immigrant -there are about 12 million of the illegal immigrants- not only economically is that just an impossibility but that's not a humane way anyway to deal with the issue that we face with illegal immigration. Do you then favor an amnesty for the 12 or...

Last night I met a buddy at the bar for a couple beers after the Ranger/Yankee game. My buddy was sitting with two girls, one Indian (dot not feathers) and one very light skinned hispanic. My friend's mom is Korean and his dad is hispanic but his ancestry dates back a few hundred years to Colorado via Spain. He looks Filipino and he is very conservative.When I walked up the hispanic girl couldn't believe I was this guy's friend (I'm white) she kept calling me "white boy" to which I responded "you're whiter than me by far" and I put...

I own a company that repairs and replaces garage doors and openers and had a customer today that blew my mind.She told me on the phone she had disassembled her door and couldn't put it back together. When I arrived she kept calling herself stupid and couldn't understand why she couldn't fix this since she was an engineer and a German at that.When she raised the other door I noticed on her car an NRA sticker on the windshield.Well I looked at her problem and it was simply two 1/2 inch nuts and bolts she had taken out of the...

Remember when certain words or phrases meant good things to Americans? Many of these words have been singled out by groups as hateful to other Americans so they have become taboo. I would like to see what kind of list of taboo words, phrases or figures who were once positive but which have become or are becoming outlawed by the thought police. If possible also post the group it would be offensive to and why.

I was reading an article yeaterday of how Roger Staubach was selling his real estate company for around 600 million. He was pocketing around 87 million of that. It got me thinking if he could be on McCain's list for VP. I think it would be a great pick and throw everyone for a loop. He is an ex Navy officer, Superbowl Champion, very successful business man and according to every account of him he's smart but also savy. I originally was wondering if he might be thinking about the Governors mansion but the VP slot would be pretty great...

Someone posted a really good recipe for a quick Shinar Bock bread a while back. I wrote it down and used it a couple times and it was great. I lost it and tried a different one and it was horrible.I have some pork ribs I am fixin' to get started and a half rack of Shinar but I really wanted some of that bread. If someone has it please post. Thanks.

I will be going to New York City in March and would like some help from some New Yorkers or those who have been on things not to miss. My wife is going for business (training the guy taking her job) and I am tagging along since the hotel and her plane ticket is free. My days will be mostly to myself so let me know some things to do. Thanks

I have noticed various people going from thread to thread telling people why not to vote for certain candidates. While thats fine I would like to know why Republicans should support thier candidate.I think this thread would be usefull and please feel free to refute lies and distortions posted by various supporters.Electability is a weak argument for your candidate so please give some reasons other than that.

I am wondering if any Fred supporters out there know what Freds strategy is in the coming weeks. I figure he will pretty much skip NH and shoot for a win in SC.I am wondering if he will be saturating SC with commercials as well as personally campaigning hard there or will he try to do what he did in Iowa?His web site is fairly vague on his plans and I want to start donating. I donated to Hunter early on but I don't know what that got me. If I start giving to Fred I want to know he...

Ok I am bored with fake Bin Laden and Ron Paul and its Friday.List any quotes about beer, famous movie lines involving beer, famous beer movies, or historical beer quotes. Its Friday 5:01 Texas time and "these pretzels are making me thirsty!"By the way the title is a line from the movie "The Outsiders from C Thomas Howells character to Emilio Esteves character. For some reason the line stuck with me.

I own a sevice company in N. Texas and have considered using the phrase "We speak English" in some of my advertisement. I have competitors who have the "Se Habla Espaniol" and I am sure they recieve a good chunk of the non English speaking Hispanics business.In Plano where I live there are a large number of middle eastern, Indian/Pak, and Asian as well as white and black Americans. I get complaints ever so often that homeowners can't communicate with the service men who show up.I would love some input into this idea. It may cause more people to be...